The affordable, rental apartment neighborhood mixes two- and three-bedroom units organized around a 5,000-square-foot Resource Center that features a computer lab with after school programs. A swimming pool, playground, and community garden are located at the heart of the project with ample open space areas for outdoor activities. Energy-efficient technologies keep utility costs down, another benefit to the lives of local families.
Avena Bella has achieved a LEED for Homes Platinum certification for its site accessibility and adjacency to Cunningham Elementary School, the neighborhood shopping center, and bus transit, in addition to onsite parking alternatives that encourage bike riding and other modes of transportation. Energy-efficient technologies including heating and cooling with an energy recovery ventilation system, appliances, and solar panels over efficient roofing technologies, are integrated as well.
